Dark Chocolate Brown Color That Can't Be Beat

A 20 board foot Project Pack is a great way to buy some lumber because they're simple and we stand behind them with our 100% satisfaction guarantee. A Project Pack includes a total of 20 board feet of our hand-picked lumber, and you'll get a fantastic assortment of widths (typically between 4'' and 10''), and lengths (between 4' and 8'). Purchase a Project Pack when you need enough wood to make a medium sized project like a coffee table or cabinet. As usual, all the lumber is surfaced on two sides (S2S), and kiln dried.

Sizes you can expect:

Thickness
13/16'' thick, surfaced smooth two sides (4/4 S2S)

Widths
4''-10'' variety with rough edges. Straight line ripping on one edge is available as well (see above).

You'll have to cut your own pieces to size. Hardwood lumber is sold as a bulk raw product, which means that our stacks of lumber have a big variety of sizes most often from 4" up to 12" wide, and 6' to 16' long.

Only some unusual exotic woods are narrower than 4" and under 6' long. This is clearly stated when that's the case, everything else is larger.

We always ship the longest boards possible, and rarely ship boards less than 48" long unless you request shorter. The longest we can ship by UPS is 96" (that's 8').

For general fine woodworking, the various widths and lengths meet the needs and desires of woodworkers building furniture, cabinetry, and fine woodwork. But we do understand that certain projects have some requirements, and we're happy to help you out.

Here's how we can help you get the sizes you need:

We can hand-select material that will yield what you need. Type your needs into the "Selection Request" field right above the Add to Cart button above when you place your order. 4 things to know about size requests

We can do some limited custom milling such as planing to a different thickness and straight-line ripping one edge. Please call or email to talk about your needs.

Other Good things To Know

Quantity:Project Packs contain 20 board feet (or slightly more), which tends to be approximately 4 to 7 boards depending on the size

Grade:Select & Better. See our page about Hardwood Grading for some details about common lumber grades and their definitions.

Brand:Woodworkers Source

Extra Discount:10% Off for 3+

What's in a Project Pack?

Uniform thickness lumber

Planed smooth both sides

Selection of widths and lengths

4-7 boards to equal 20 board feet

Packaged for maximum protection

Simple flat rate shipping!

Lumber Thickness Compared:

The thickness of hardwood lumber is expressed as a fraction. Here are the various lumber thicknesses compared to one another.

Tropical Walnut Compared to Red Oak:

GeneralWorkability

Nice

Difficult

WoodTexture

Fine

Coarse

Ease of Finishing

Easy

Difficult

Botanical Name: Juglans neotropica

What's the wood like?
Texture is rather coarse; luster high; grain straight to irregular. Works well, cutting cleanly with hand and machine tools. Takes an excellent finish. Similar to American Black Walnut, but usually darker and benefits from the lack of pale sapwood.

How's the color?
Dark chocolate brown sometimes with a purple cast.

Does it go by other names?
Nogal, Peruvian Walnut, Tropical Walnut

What could I use it for?
Decorative veneers, furniture, cabinetwork, interior finish.

What is the tree like?
Mostly up to 60 feet in height with diameters up to 36''; sometimes free from branches for 30 feet but more frequently clear to 10-15 feet.
The tree grows in
Central and South America

Average Customer Rating: 3 ReviewsYou can rate it and share your thoughts with others.

Tropical walnut , 4.30.2013

Reviewer: Joe Vergho (Cadiz, Ky)

The product is beautiful.

Tropical Walnut, 4.22.2011

Reviewer: Rodney Kiemele (Dickinson, ND)

My 20bf pack came as 3 boards. Of those 3 boards 99% was
beautiful wood.I'm very Happy ,Thank You Very Much

walnut trim, 4.12.2011

Reviewer: Derek (lower greenwich, NB)

The walnut was very easy to work with, machined perfectly, nice deep dark grain, finished well.Will use again on more projects